Blue Jay Barrens

Monday, February 29, 2016

The 31st Year

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It was in 1985 that my wife and I purchased the property that was to become known as Blue Jay Barrens, making this our 31 st year of liv...
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Monday, February 15, 2016

Salamander Breeding - Phase Two

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Salamander breeding season at Blue Jay Barrens is proceeding in what has become a normal pattern.  Activity begins with the arrival of Je...
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Friday, February 5, 2016

Finishing Up the Mowing

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Last night, I heard the first calls of courting Woodcocks from the prairies of Blue Jay Barrens.  This was a reminder to me that I had to...
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Friday, January 8, 2016

Arrowhead Rescue

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Before I propped it up on a convenient gravel bar, this young Arrowhead plant, Sagittaria brevirostra , was riding the creek currents on ...
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Monday, January 4, 2016

Jefferson Salamanders Breeding

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Five inches of rain fell at Blue Jay Barrens between December 22 and December 28.  The result was a pond full of water and the start of t...
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Monday, December 28, 2015

2015 Krigia Project

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On the day before Christmas, while the other family members were secreted away wrapping gifts, I took a trip to check on the progress of ...
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Steve Willson
I own and manage Blue Jay Barrens.
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